I love the new logos. If you read the Observer today you would know that they couldn't use the legacy logo for licensing reasons. The new looks respect our past but create a fierce image for our future! I was at the unveiling last night, and the energy was so exciting and authentic for Charlotte.

Hornets name is actually relevant to Charlotte history during the revolutionary war. Bobcats has nothing to do with Charlotte except for being the name of the guy who put the team here. When the original Hornets left, they stole our nickname, hence we ended up a name that has no relevance. Hornets were bought, renamed, and we can finally have our name back.

Even though the moniker was in New Orleans, the Hornets belonged in Charlotte.
Much like the Browns belonged in Cleveland or the Supersonics belonged in Seattle, Hornets belonged in Charlotte.
OKC changed names a year after moving to OKC b/c they knew that the fans in OKC could never truly embrace the "supersonics" because of what I said previously.
New Orleans never changed name upon moving even though they should have for the same reasons OKC did. Now, I'm not sure if they could have given NBA franchise by-laws and such.

To expand on that, when General Cornwallis - the guy who eventually surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown - came through Charlotte, he found stiff opposition from locals. He thus called the city "a hornet's nest of rebellion". That's why there's a hornet's nest on the county seal and why Charlotte Mecklenburg police badges look like hornet's nests.

As far as sports go, there was a minor league baseball team called the "Charlotte Hornets" from 1901–1973, and the city's WFL team was known as the "Charlotte Hornets" from 1974-1975, when the league folded.